Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-10-01
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Personal Paragraphs Concerning Men Dad
Women Whom the World KDows.

Personal Paragraphs Concerning Men Dad
Women Whom the World Knows.
: MIR. Percivul Leigh, one of Pnnch's origi-
nal staff, is still actively connected with that
brilliant journal.
Stepbanie Of Austria Is young, plump aud
jolly, with bright yellow hair and quick
temper. She likes Americans and American
doughnuts.
A. VI. Dimock, the millionaire banker, has
had his wife's features carved in mecr-
schaum pipe and his own in another Tho
work has beer done very artistically.@ Each
pipe cost Mr. Dimocl $500.
John ELL, the "Norwegian kingns 1t
| Gruudy county, Ills, cancelled his contracts
with farm tenants at 81 Gosh rent Per nero
and will take in lieu half Of the corn they
raise, which will not Iva much
Gen. Booth, the leailer. Of the. Salvation
army, is planning an invasion OF zululand and
| South America, and preparatory to the or.
ganization Of his forces for this foreign CAM
paign; he has issued "a cal for5 900 officers TO
be trained us missionaries
Frascueto, the celebrated toreador, the
hero Of many bull fights, who came near get
ting killed by ali unusually pugnncipiis beast
at Murseilles not long ago, has agreed to give
four performances IN Mexico for the modest
sum OF $4,000 and benefit.
Mr.. Claus Spreckels, the great sugar re-
finer, is reported to be contemplate, the e1-
pertinent of growing beet root sugar III this
country in one of the central western states
1t is claimed that the climate is similar to
that in Germany and Austria, where bset
root cultivation is most important industry.
A sheep raiser named Thompson, living ia
the division of Victoria West, Cape Colony,
South Africa, drove flock of 1880 ewes up
to small building in which he intended to
take shelter from storm. As the sheep hui-
died around the building, 1t was struck by
lightning and shattered, and 100 of the sherp
were instantly killed.
Miss Winnaretta Singer, the daughter Of
the sewing machine millionaire, is worth
more than 81 ZOO, 900 in her own right But
notwithstanding this and the fact tllnt she is ;
about to marry the Prince dc Seey Alontbrl-
lard, she cultivates her talent for painting IA
assduously as though ho. bread and butter
depended upon it
Mr.. Cross, of Westerly, R. l., has in bis
possession tall eight day clock which be-
longed to Commodore Vanderbilt's mother
and stood in the kitchen Of the old birthplace
on Staten Island. From the depths of that
clock, which old Mrs. Vanderbilt used as q
savings bank, she took 500 of hard saved
money and gave it to young Cornelius to
start in business. That 500 was the founda.
ton of the Vanderbilt millions. Mr.. Cross
married daughter of Commodore Wander
bilt, and the old clock was her share Of the
homestead furniture
A wealthy resident Of Odessa named AdolpA
Kohan, who recently died, left the sum Of
100000 lubles and 1900 acres of land for tho
erection Of cheap dwellings, provided the city
will grant additional land for the purpose and
will for all time exempt the dwellings from
taxation. If the city authorities do not agree
to these conditions the entire property is to
be placed at the disposal Of the governor gen.
eral of Moscow.
Mrs. Isabella Mitchell, NJ D., Of Detroit,
has invented O process for preserving mcnt
and vegetables at merely nominal expense.
Mrs Mitchell was graduatelTas q physician
from the Philadelphia University Of Medi-
cine ard Surgery about eleven years agosnsij7
In the course of her Studies anil practice Be.
came interested in developing the uses OF
ozone and finally discovering that it was not
only tonic aud health giver, but also q great
preservative agent She has, she claims, sue
ceeded In perfecting her methods, aud her
mechanical appliances are already protected
by patents, while she has fled caycat for
the fluid used, the composition OF which is
vet secret